Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-04-08
District s:evernunens Affair.

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Edwin II. Grant, OF Anacostia, ID. T., has written
the Commissioners that IL was through his tnfu
ence with senator Plumb that the item Of $4,000
for suburban sewers came TO he Inserted In the
appropriation BILL and he asks, therefore that the
sewer on Polk street, Anacostia, be finished
THE CLAIMS AGAINST THE ALEXANDRIA RkIpGI GO.
The district attorney has requested the Com
missioners 20 appoint date for the consideration
OF the proposition OF N. n. Wells president OF the
Alexandra Canal. Railruad. and Bridge Co, ~
settle claims against that company for taxes.
NIscEIIANEoUs
Lieut.. Amisss OF the first precinct has notified
the Commissioners that the Belgian block pave
ment In front OF the station-house causes so much
noise from passing vehicles that the men cannot
sleep
force, and Pfineas Towne has been appointed 70
NIL the vacancy.
have been issued by Inspector Entwisle as follows.
A. b. Ryan, TO erect frame dwelling on the Pierce
Mil road; $4,000 b. II. Warner Co., TO crcct
three brick dwellings, numbered 1912, 1914 aud
1916 street northwest; $4,50Q Z. h. Fairman,
10 erect frame dwelling on Spruce street, lie prut
Park; 5000. NJ ID. Peck, 10 build an addition 10
No. 1913 street northwest; 500
THE WASHINGTON CADET CoRrs DRILL The
Washington Cadet Corps gave their second card
arInOry, on street. There WAS a large attend
ance The corps exhibited considerable pro-
nciency and skill In drill.
MANY OF the readers OF THE STAR are taking adj
vantage OF the remarkably liberal offer nj TUE
subscribe 10 one OF :aore NJ the leading periodicals
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this way.
MONTHS WORK OF THE Co.osER.-Dur1ng the
month OF March the coroner Was called upon 10
investigate % cases. There were > cases of in-
fanIiclde, 4 OF suicide anl persons met with az
cidentSl deaths. There was ease Of drowning -
persons burned TO death, and killed on the rail-
road.
wN, A: FARIsg's WnI--The will Of the late
Vim. !. Farlee fed with Register of Wills Clagett
tp-iay, baiueaths 10 his sCn, VIA. Arthur, when
he reaches IL years OF age, II he proves auriful
son, his watch and chain; directs that 500 be in
vested and be paid To Ills ne Chlidr,'n as they
shall reach twenty years al age, AMI the re-
nilnd.r O! las estate 10 is vile. provided sac does
not renarry, and Il she does un!y on-half shall go
70 her and the remainder 20 the children.
A DEAF MITES wnK.-Charles Nellie, L. years
OF age, student at rae National Deal Mute co.
e-e walked frola the cullee to Baltimore yesier-
d2I. He started q; .b:l5 N, arrived ia Laurel at
noon, and arrived IN Balt!:nre az $3.50 pm He
MAS cared Tor, the Baltimore .sHn aiys, at the
vestern police siation by Lieut.. fuiie:a. he in-
tends 10 spend co1Dfe %! a - ia biltinore. aud
then walk back TO Tie college.
STABBED BY A Bor.-Ycsterslay at the corner az
Rhode Island avenue and 5;h street northwest
Thos. Thornton, hi;eeI-i eaT-,rlI cV!un,d boz
Qnarreied with Gnoiher eoiorei boy. about the
same age, aud the latter stabbed Thornton Ia the
right breast with tle blade o: pen nlic inhct-
ins painful but NOT serious wound.
AY. 81. C. A. VISIT 40 BALrIaoRg.-Thirty-i.y
members Of the \. ". q. A., head,d by hon. Jao
W. Foster president OF the assIN lotion. ard hr
Geo. sanford, The general SECRETARY. paid a Visit
u Baltimore last evening, upon invitation 81 th,
Baltimore Y. VI. G. A. They arrived Ia B.!tlno.,.
at h.ii-past O'Clock, and werr we.COincd by Mr.
w. III. Morris, secretary OF the Baltimore as.ocia-
ton. Al O'Clock lhey were entertained aI
dinner. During the evening they w'IC slaDvn It's,
gymnasium, the bowling alley aud various part 5
oil the 4. Nj. {. A. building, and returned home az
l0:Ij.
CHARGED WITH HoRsR-sTEAIISG. - Anderson
Gales alias Edward Boyd, co!ond, WAS arrested
last evening by Officer Bresn and Lieut. An,l,s on
a charge Of stealing horse iroIa The TARA OF Tno,
n. Underwood, near Sui,.Ind, l'TfnCc Seorgp'S
County, Md. party OF ttrIcr> lruIl that nf1 I'll
ho-hood were on the prisoners tracs, and had
t,.ty caught him he wouii, TO doubt, nave Jared
badly. To-day, In the Police Court, The prisoner
wdS charged Eit.i grand larceny, anu the case was
continued until next wees.
RANGE TIE THERNoMETaR.-The following
H., 4.i; pm, az; maximum ID; miniInu!a. IL.
SUING THE EAHRoAIs F0R Sl0oO0.-Nr r. L
Dye, who was severely injured Ga July 20 last by
falling inlo an excavation near GhariotIcSylIle,
vi, has brough SUI .uT $4,000 damages against
the Chesapeake ana OHIO ana the Richmond and
DanYille and the Virginia Midland Railroads.
MI Dye took passage i,n this oiIy, and failing 10
change cars at Charlottesville the train Was
directed TO walk back, bal the night beiu., dark
he fell through a trestle work ard was badly Ia.
lured.